According to the release, 20 positions will be created for the new digital platform.

A day before the Examiner announced its new model, The Washington Post also made a major announcement — it will implement a paywall and start charging frequent users of its website.

The paywall will allow readers to view 20 free articles or multimedia features a month. According to the Post, the home page, section front pages and classified ads will not be limited.

The announcement doesn’t come as a shock for those in the industry. In 2012, the paper reported that “it will probably start charging online readers for access to newspaper articles in the middle of next year.”

With both Washington, D.C. papers changing their business models, I have to wonder how this will affect local readers and news coverage. Any thoughts on this? Share in the comments below.

Tiffany Gibson has worked for The Oklahoman since August 2011 and is a member of the enterprise team and digital desk. In addition to writing and web editing, she creates interactive features for NewsOK.com and assists with data visualization and...
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